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Wild, Wild, West – Part 1
18 months ago
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It’s wildflower season in Western Australia, and we were in Perth to enjoy them. You can find several hundred different kinds of flowers just at Kings Park alone, but I believe that are several thousand species out in the wild in Western Australia. Do you have a favourite?
Anthropologie Aprons
08 months ago
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I love pretty aprons even though I don’t wear or own one myself. So while browsing through Anthropologie, I came across these. Aren’t they gorgeous? They look more like dresses than aprons to me.This is my absolute favourite, love the details in the pin tucks and box pleats. Even though I’m not a ruffle person read further...
Bliss
010 months ago
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The famous ricotta cheese cake from Pasticceria Papa here in Sydney. I got to enjoy this all by myself. Yes, I was home alone. No hubby. No kids. It was BLISS!!!
Macarons or Macaroons?
01 year ago
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Macarons of course. I have to admit that I didn’t know the difference either. I just thought this was another way of spelling the same word. But they are two different biscuits altogether, macaroons are easy peasy to make but macarons on the other hand requires a bit more skill. Anyway, I’d finally gotten read further...
Sharing is caring …
01 year ago
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right? So we finally moved my son’s cot from our room into my sewing room, which means no more sewing into the wee hours of the morning for me unless I bring the machine out onto the dining table. This is where the cot sits during the day and it gets wheeled into the middle read further...
A prelude to walking
11 year ago
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My little man is 14 months today and is learning how to walk. But first he has to learn to stand up by himself. We discovered that he doesn’t like crawling on the grass at all and this makes him want to stand and start walking even more. This is dubbed the Spiderman pose (by read further...
Thrift Store Finds
01 year ago
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Now I must admit that I visit thrift stores to look for children’s books mainly but sometimes might wander around a bit (time permitting) to see if there might be something else to pick up. The last thing I bought that was non-book related was my steam press. I thought I would share my latest read further...
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
21 year ago
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We are officially into the second day of autumn here in the southern hemisphere but it is still warm (hot, even) to still be in our t-shirt, shorts and … baby Havaianas (also known as baby flip flops, thongs and slippers). A friend bought this and I had to get a photo of the boy read further...
I am …
01 year ago
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four years old today. Happy Birthday!!! I hope you had a great day.